- "Entertainment law, also referred to as media law, is legal services provided to the entertainment industry."
The rights and restrictions on media companies and journalists, including defamation, invasion of privacy, and freedom of speech and press.
Freedom of Speech: The First Amendment and its protections for reporters, journalists, and the media in the United States.
Defamation: The law of defamation, including libel and slander, and how to avoid committing it in reporting.
Copyright law: The basics of copyright law, including fair use, and what journalists can and cannot use in their reporting.
Invasion of Privacy: The tort of invasion of privacy, including privacy issues regarding public figures and private individuals.
Shield laws: The protections provided by state and federal shield laws for journalists, including how to assert them in court.
Access to public records: Journalists' rights to access public records, including how to use Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain them.
Ethics: The ethical considerations of reporting and journalism, including conflicts of interest and protecting sources.
Corporate and commercial speech: How commercial speech is regulated, including advertising and product promotion.
Media ownership: The implications of media consolidation and concentration on the industry, including issues of impartiality and access to information.
Press regulation: The role of government and self-regulation in the media industry, and the impact of regulation on free speech and free press.
Libel and Defamation Law: This type of media law covers legal provisions regarding publishing of false or damaging statements that can injure an individual’s reputation.
Privacy Law: Media institutions are not permitted to publish non-public details or the personal information of individuals without their permission. This falls under the purview of privacy law.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Law: Journalism that involves the use of original content created by others arises copyright and intellectual property law.
Access to Information Law: Access to information law acknowledges public records and information as being access prerogatives granted to every individual.
Censorship law: Media outlets are prohibited from publishing harmful, explicit, or unacceptable content that could cause societal outrage.
Shield Laws: Protections that prevent media organisations or journalists from disclosing of their sources of information dictate shield laws.
Freedom of speech and Expression Laws: This set of laws dictates the right of journalists to express their opinions freely and without fear.
Cyber Law: This set of laws governs activities on the internet, contact activities posing threats to communications portals.
Telecommunications Law: Describes the policies, regulation, and administration describing telecommunications activities.
Entertainment Law: This type of media law covers the legal and ethical issues surrounding entertainment media including music, film, and television productions.
Press Council Law: This type of media law is a regulator that is directly into activities of journalistic bodies (Newspapers, Magazine publishers, Online platforms, and editors) demanding adherence to high-quality professionalism and ethical standards.
Indecency law: This set of laws prohibits journalists from publishing explicit, pornographic, or offensive content that hurt societies or individuals.
Commercial speech law: This set of media law ensures that commercial activities or advertising balances profits promotional activities with societal welfare.
Digital media law: This type of media law governs the activities or behavior of journalists and media concerns as regards modern methods.
- "These services in entertainment law overlap with intellectual property law."
- "Intellectual property has many moving parts that include trademarks, copyright, and the 'right of publicity'."
- "The practice of entertainment law often involves questions of employment law, contract law, torts, labor law, bankruptcy law, immigration, securities law, security interests, agency, right of privacy, defamation, advertising, criminal law, tax law, International law (especially private international law), and insurance law."
- "Much of the work of an entertainment law practice is transaction based, i.e., drafting contracts, negotiation and mediation."
- "Some situations may lead to litigation or arbitration."
- "These services in entertainment law overlap with intellectual property law."
- "Intellectual property has many moving parts that include trademarks, copyright, and the 'right of publicity'."
- "The practice of entertainment law often involves questions of employment law, contract law, torts, labor law, bankruptcy law, immigration, securities law, security interests, agency, right of privacy, defamation, advertising, criminal law, tax law, International law (especially private international law), and insurance law."
- "Much of the work of an entertainment law practice is transaction based, i.e., drafting contracts, negotiation and mediation."
- "Some situations may lead to litigation or arbitration."
- "Entertainment law, also referred to as media law, is legal services provided to the entertainment industry."
- "Intellectual property has many moving parts that include trademarks, copyright, and the 'right of publicity'."
- "The practice of entertainment law often involves questions of employment law, contract law, torts, labor law, bankruptcy law, immigration, securities law, security interests, agency, right of privacy, defamation, advertising, criminal law, tax law, International law (especially private international law), and insurance law."
- "Much of the work of an entertainment law practice is transaction based, i.e., drafting contracts, negotiation and mediation."
- "Some situations may lead to litigation or arbitration."
- "Entertainment law, also referred to as media law, is legal services provided to the entertainment industry."
- "Intellectual property has many moving parts that include trademarks, copyright, and the 'right of publicity'."
- "The practice of entertainment law often involves questions of employment law, contract law, torts, labor law, bankruptcy law, immigration, securities law, security interests, agency, right of privacy, defamation, advertising, criminal law, tax law, International law (especially private international law), and insurance law."
- "Much of the work of an entertainment law practice is transaction based, i.e., drafting contracts, negotiation and mediation."